Defender200Tdi
19th March 2004, 01:32 PM
Last night. Fun job that...not. :x
Things weren't feeling quite right with the clutch and my hunch was that the master was the likely culprit. It's already had a replacement according to the service records about 50,000km ago. The guy had put a PBR master on instead on the Girling orignial (probably after he fainted in the dealer's spares lounge). 8O PBR no longer list a master for Defenders, and they no longer list a kit for their masters. :roll: The nearest the local brake place could get was some brand I'd never heard of before. The kit was about $20 odd, would it fit the PBR master though? It should be pretty close was the reply. :? Hmmf, how much for this 'other brand' new master then? $185. 8O Bugger that! 8O Went to my local LR parts man and got a new master from him for $77. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif It's a plain wrapper jobbie too, but for that price I'll risk it. :wink:
Though it would be straightforward, and the actual remove pedal box, replace master & re-install pedal box part was. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif It was the bleeding that turned out to be a right PITA. You need hands the size of a small boy to reach between the exhaust and the chassis rail to get to the bleed nipple on the slave cylinder. Then, once you've jammed your hand where it doesn't quite fit, you cant get any movement with a ring spanner to open the nipple. :x Had to resort to an open ender canted...risky stuff with an old slave cylinder that's been hanging there for ever. Fortunately the nipple cracked open without me rounding it off.
The next bit is the bleeding. No, not the bleeding on the back of my hand from the exhaust bracket. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif And not the bleeding on top of my head from the corner of the door I left open and forgot about when I crawed out from under the car. :x But he bleeding of the hydraulics. Nearly a full bottle of fluid later, the clutch still felt like a slightly wet doggie do-do to step on. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif Had to resort to stomping on the pedal whilst bleeding to get the air to move out. Just as well it wasn't an old master I was trying to bleed in.
Finally got a good pedal so I jumped under to just get the bleed hose off and make sure the nipple is tight, didn't bother dragging the lead light back down there 'cause it'll only take a second. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif Torch in one hand (a 4 D cell maglight) spanner in the other...couldn't quite get my sore and bleeding hand back between the exhaust...manoeuvre about a bit...dropped the (solid aluminium) torch on my head, said a nasty thing as I flinched back, and knocked the half full container of brake fluid I was bleeding into all over the driveway. :x :x :x
Anyway, job done. It wasn't that hard really was it? :wink:
Paul
Things weren't feeling quite right with the clutch and my hunch was that the master was the likely culprit. It's already had a replacement according to the service records about 50,000km ago. The guy had put a PBR master on instead on the Girling orignial (probably after he fainted in the dealer's spares lounge). 8O PBR no longer list a master for Defenders, and they no longer list a kit for their masters. :roll: The nearest the local brake place could get was some brand I'd never heard of before. The kit was about $20 odd, would it fit the PBR master though? It should be pretty close was the reply. :? Hmmf, how much for this 'other brand' new master then? $185. 8O Bugger that! 8O Went to my local LR parts man and got a new master from him for $77. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif It's a plain wrapper jobbie too, but for that price I'll risk it. :wink:
Though it would be straightforward, and the actual remove pedal box, replace master & re-install pedal box part was. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif It was the bleeding that turned out to be a right PITA. You need hands the size of a small boy to reach between the exhaust and the chassis rail to get to the bleed nipple on the slave cylinder. Then, once you've jammed your hand where it doesn't quite fit, you cant get any movement with a ring spanner to open the nipple. :x Had to resort to an open ender canted...risky stuff with an old slave cylinder that's been hanging there for ever. Fortunately the nipple cracked open without me rounding it off.
The next bit is the bleeding. No, not the bleeding on the back of my hand from the exhaust bracket. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif And not the bleeding on top of my head from the corner of the door I left open and forgot about when I crawed out from under the car. :x But he bleeding of the hydraulics. Nearly a full bottle of fluid later, the clutch still felt like a slightly wet doggie do-do to step on. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif Had to resort to stomping on the pedal whilst bleeding to get the air to move out. Just as well it wasn't an old master I was trying to bleed in.
Finally got a good pedal so I jumped under to just get the bleed hose off and make sure the nipple is tight, didn't bother dragging the lead light back down there 'cause it'll only take a second. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif Torch in one hand (a 4 D cell maglight) spanner in the other...couldn't quite get my sore and bleeding hand back between the exhaust...manoeuvre about a bit...dropped the (solid aluminium) torch on my head, said a nasty thing as I flinched back, and knocked the half full container of brake fluid I was bleeding into all over the driveway. :x :x :x
Anyway, job done. It wasn't that hard really was it? :wink:
Paul